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Phloeosinus serratus, the juniper bark beetle, is a species of crenulate bark beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] References
The beetle is capable of flying up to 24 km (15 mi), and has strong dispersal capabilities and ability to locate its host trees. In the Czech Republic, it is typically found in the common juniper, Juniperus communis, and it is considered to be a threat to that species, which is near-threatened. [2] P. aubei has several natural parasites.
Phloeosinus punctatus LeConte, 1876 (western cedar bark beetle) Phloeosinus scopulorum Swaine, 1924; Phloeosinus sequoiae Hopkins, 1903; Phloeosinus serratus (LeConte, 1868) (juniper bark beetle) Phloeosinus setosus Bruck, 1933; Phloeosinus spinosus Blackman, 1942; Phloeosinus swainei Bruck, 1933; Phloeosinus taxodii Blackman, 1922; Phloeosinus ...
Juniperus deppeana (alligator juniper or checkerbark juniper) is a small to medium-sized tree reaching 10–15 metres (33–49 feet) in height. It is native to central and northern Mexico and the southwestern United States .
In response to the unprecedented spread of bark beetles in the Rocky Mountains and other parts of the western United States, the U.S. Forest Service formed the Western Bark Beetle Research Group (WBBRG) in 2007—a collaboration between scientists from three research stations that pools knowledge and resources to better understand the threat and eventually develop a strategy to combat it. [10]
Trogossitidae, also known as bark-gnawing beetles, are a small family in the superfamily Cleroidea. Many taxa formerly within this family have been removed (as of 2019) to other families, such as Lophocateridae , Peltidae , Protopeltidae , Rentoniidae , and Thymalidae . [ 1 ]
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Juniperus occidentalis, known as the western juniper, is a shrub or tree native to the Western United States, growing in mountains at altitudes of 800–3,000 meters (2,600–9,800 ft) and rarely down to 100 m (330 ft).